Head of Finance and Accounting

Finance ManagerblueStone Executive Search has a distinct focus on recruiting IT professionals with an emphasis on the areas of leadership, business transformation and enterprise.Job DescriptionThe Finance Manager will have a strong understanding of financial processes within a large multinational corporate environment, strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated analytical skills, and be able to work independently. The Finance Manager will report to the Director, Corporate Accounting and work closely with members of Company's executive and corporate management team. Core Responsibilities of Corporate Accounting Team: The Corporate Accounting team is responsible for the reporting, planning and forecasting of a $400M combined P&L and other Corporate investments. It serves as the main accounting contact for all Corporate departments and has significant interaction/collaboration with External Reporting, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Risk Management and HR/Payroll.The responsibilities of the Finance Manager will initially include:Manages all activities related to equity compensation including implementation of automated reporting tool (Fidelity), recording of general ledger activity and review of annual shared-based compensation reporting for Form 10-K and proxy.Assists in preparation and review of quarterly reporting package for Corporate ledger including detailed analysis of assigned caption lines.Leads assigned projects to implement best practices and direct change management initiatives to increase efficiency of department procedures and processes.QualificationsBachelors degree in Accounting or FinanceCPA or advanced degree preferredMinimum 8 years of relevant corporate and/or industry experienceGood working knowledge of US GAAP specifically ASC 718 and ASC 470Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a diverse and multicultural environment are essentialStrong analytical skills and business/financial acumenAttention to detail, with high standards of accuracy and reviewAbility to work in a fast paced, multi-task project environmentAbility to execute projects efficiently and effectively with limited supervisionHigh-level of computer proficiency; Oracle HFM, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains and SQL a plus